What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was performing a personal proficiency flight within the Fullerton airport traffic pattern. The pilot elected to practice a 180° power-off approach and landing. The pilot contacted the tower requesting a short approach to runway 24 and was cleared to land. The aircraft touched down three-quarters down runway 24 around taxi exit echo at a higher than normal speed on a 3,121 feet runway. The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft within the available runway length and skidded off the runway. The aircraft came to rest on a grassy area beyond the runway and sheared off the nose landing gear, broke off 1 of 3 propeller blades, damaged the lower cowling, and buckled the lower portion of the firewall. The pilot and passenger were able to exit the aircraft with no assistance with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PERSONAL PROFICIENCY FLIGHT WITHIN THE FULLERTON AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PRACTICE A 180° POWER-OFF APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER REQUESTING A SHORT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THREE-QUARTERS DOWN RUNWAY 24 AROUND TAXI EXIT ECHO AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED ON A 3,121 FEET RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY LENGTH AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY AREA BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BROKE OFF 1 OF 3 PROPELLER BLADES, DAMAGED THE LOWER COWLING, AND BUCKLED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO ASSISTANCE WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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